The Sky at Night

Name: The Sky at Night S11E2 - Observing Earth Satellites
Uploaded: 1967-02-03
Description: Well over a thousand artificial satellites are now in orbit round the earth, and some can be seen as bright lights crossing the stars. Patrick Moore talks to Desmond King-Hele, F.R.S. about the way amateur observers can sight and track satellites, and about the value of these observations to space research.